OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
a(1) through a(16) have been proved to be prime with WinPFGW. a(16) has 5495 digits. No more terms up to 11700.
Results were computed using the PrimeFormGW (PFGW) primality-testing program. - Hugo Pfoertner, Nov 14 2019
EXAMPLE
a(5) = 19 is a term because 2^19 = 524288 has 6 digits and 111111 * 2^19 + 1 = 58254163969, a prime.
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,base,hard,more
AUTHOR
Jason Earls, Jul 13 2004
EXTENSIONS
a(17)-a(18) from Michael S. Branicky, Feb 08 2026
STATUS
approved
